During live coverage of President Barack Obama’s inauguration, ABC host George Stephanopoulos mistakenly identified Boston Celtics great Bill Russell as actor Morgan Freeman.

The context clues for proper identification were there for Stephanopoulos; Russell was wearing a white cap with a green Celtics shamrock and the No. 6—Russell’s number with the team.

"There's Morgan Freeman, I think, right there on the Capitol steps," Stephanopoulos said. Stephanopoulos was quickly corrected by a colleague and apologized for the mistake.

But let’s give Stephanopoulos a little credit. Both Russell and Freeman are Obama supporters, both are quite tall (Russell is 6-9, and Freeman 6-2), and both are in their 70s (the 78-year-old Russell is three years older than Freeman).

Nonetheless, though, it made for a humorous moment Monday amid the pomp and circumstance of the day.